Summer in Minnesota always comes with plenty of fun stuff to do. There are the really big events, such as the Basilica block party. But, not feelin’ the events at the Basilica? Never heard of the acts on the Warped Tour? Like Anime? Cosplay? The nerdiness abounds at animinneapolis. If you’d rather see the real thing in action though, check out the Dragon Festival over at Lake Phalen Park. The Dragon Boat Race is awesome! And if you’re looking for something a bit more traditional, check out the Raspberry festival out in Hopkins. All this stuff is going on all weekend (not the block party, since it is at a…
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Strange Brew At the Minnesota State Capitol
It seemed like any other trip to the gas station. I walked in and saw the guy behind the counter. He gave me a nod and I gave him a nod back. I found the Dr. Pepper stack, which I noticed was exactly as I left it during my last visit and pulled a pair of twelve packs up. I walked to the counter and a line seemed to have formed. The old lady got her Benson and Hedges 100s, the kid behind her bought a Whatchamacallit (I had no idea they still made those) and then the guy who wanted lottery tickets stepped up to the plate. Up to…
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Mr. T Says Treat Mama' Right!
Happy Mothers Day!
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The Easter Bunny Conspiracy
As I rounded the corner of the kitchen, I saw it. The flash of a red light, going from eye to eye. “By your command” the animatronic hellcat said. It had seemed innocent enough. In fact, it was a present to my daughter from her eldest cousin. A present because the little girl felt so bad that my daughter didn’t have a sister (the cousin has 2 sisters) that she needed to give her favorite toy over, a robotic cat capable of cleaning itself, purring when you pet it and in future generations, someday attempt to wipe out humanity. Or maybe it was just too early in the morning. Shaking…
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April Fools Redux
Google’s annual April Fools is now a reality. No, there isn’t a wire coming in my house from my toilet to replace my Internet connection (although Google did recently announce it was running a wire to a certain toilet in Kansas – DOH). Instead, some crafty folks from USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies built gMail gestures using Microsoft Kinect. The irony…
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Google's Annual April Fools
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The Most Elite Hax0r Evah!
This came across the UUASC email list. It is a video my a kid who seems to have the most awesomest understanding of IP and traceroute that I have ever seem. The use of a “dot dot” to reference a colon, or as he calls it, semi-colon also shows his strong command of the proper way to reference the system as well. I stand in awe of his l33t skillz! Next up, how to use ping to see how many people are watching his video on YouTube…
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10 Tips for Writing Gaming Bots
Apparently it’s out. I’ve been botting games for years. Botting is my way of coping with an addiction to games. I simply cannot help myself. I start playing a game and I just cannot stop. And that’s where bots come in. Over the years I’ve found a number of ways to write bots. It started with easy little web scripts and has now morphed into a full blown SWT library framework that spans multiple games, multiple platforms and runs around 20 instances from my home network at all times. But when you start writing bots, you enter into a new kind of game that is a game in and of…
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Get your Comic On at FallCon (Going on Now in MSP)
FallCon is the Falls biggest comic book extravaganza in Minneapolis. And it’s happening today, October 16th at the Minneapolis State Fairgrounds. If you’re like me and you are still trying to get over the fact that you horfed down too many corn dogs at the State Fair a little while back then go ahead and get over it and head down. There’s free parking, a low cover of $7 (bring a food shelf donation and drop that by $1), over 100 comic book personalities, lots of places to pick up those geeky t-shirts that will inspire awe in all the women you meet (or not) and schwag (aka prizes). See…
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xkcd does it again
Disturbingly accurate.